I guess what you're focusing on is possibly deterrence, whether it be specific or also general, a message to the public.
On May 15, Mr. Justice Major, who is a retired Supreme Court of Canada judge, appeared. He was questioned about whether he felt the minimum sentence in this type of offence, the kidnapping of a vulnerable child, would survive the “cruel and unusual punishment” test because it was a reasonable sort of infringement upon democratic rights. That was his take on it.
From your point of view as a police officer, would it really have the deterrent effect that we hoped it would? Is it reasonable, from our point of view, to put in the minimum mandatory sentence?